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Born	June 11, 1950 (age 74); Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Alyson Kennedy (born June 11, 1950) is an American activist, a member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 United States presidential election. She was the party's candidate for Vice President in the 2008 United States presidential election. The ticket campaigned for young voters especially.^[1] At the head of the ticket were two different candidates, Roger Calero and James Harris; Harris was an alternate in some states because Calero was Constitutionally ineligible because he is a lawful permanent resident of the United States (holding a green card), and not a US Citizen. They were the first pair to qualify for the ballot in Louisiana^[2] Calero/Kennedy won 5,127 votes and Harris/Kennedy 2,424.^[3]

Biography

Originally from Indianapolis, Kennedy joined the socialist movement in 1973 in Louisville, Kentucky. She has worked in coal mines in Alabama, Colorado, Utah, and West Virginia. In 1977 she ran as the SWP candidate for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio against incumbent Republican Ralph Perk, garnering 1,225 votes and losing by a wide margin to Dennis Kucinich.^[4] She first joined the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) in 1981, and was one of the leaders of a strike in Utah 2004,^[5] also being involved in litigation.^[6] In 2000, she ran for United States Senate as a certified write-in candidate in a race prompted by the death of candidate and former Governor of Missouri Mel Carnahan.^[7] Kennedy is currently employed as a garment worker.

On February 12, 2016, Kennedy was announced as the nominee for president on the Socialist Workers Party ticket alongside Osborne Hart.^[8] Kennedy is the second woman to be the presidential nominee of the SWP and the first since Linda Jenness.^[9] She was on the ballot in seven states: Utah, Louisiana, Colorado, Minnesota, Tennessee, Washington and New Jersey.^[10]

References

^ Russell, Julia (October 24, 2008). "Airing 'Excluded' Third Party Views". The Diamondback. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
^ Chacko, Sarah (August 12, 2008). "Socialist Workers Party runs presidential candidate in La". The Advocate. 8A. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
^ http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults.pdf
^ "Cleveland Election Upsets Perk". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Vol. 53, no. 238. October 5, 1977. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
^ Erickson, Tiffany (July 3, 2004). "Miners plan to return to their jobs". Deseret News. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
^ "INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED WORKERS UNION v. United Mine Workers of America, Dist. Court, D. Utah, Central Div. 2005". Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ Sloca, Paul (November 4, 2000). "State election officials seek to clarify Carnahan". Southeast Missourian. 4A. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
^ "Join the Socialist Workers Party 2016 US presidential campaign!". The Militant. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ Winger, Richard (February 13, 2016). "Socialist Workers Party Announces National Ticket". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ Powell, Chris (2016-08-03). "Who is on the presidential ballot where?". Retrieved 2016-09-09.

External links

"Alyson Kennedy, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. vice president", The Militant, 14 January 2008 (accessed 15 February 2008).

Party political offices
Preceded by Arrin Hawkins	Socialist Workers Party nominee for Vice Presidential 2008	Succeeded by Maura DeLuca
Preceded by James Harris Roger Calero	Socialist Workers Party nominee for President of the United States 2016	Succeeded by TBD

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[1] Russell, Julia (October 24, 2008). "Airing 'Excluded' Third Party Views". The Diamondback. Retrieved January 18, 2010.

[2] Chacko, Sarah (August 12, 2008). "Socialist Workers Party runs presidential candidate in La". The Advocate. 8A. Retrieved January 18, 2010.

[3] ttps://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults.pdf

[4] "Cleveland Election Upsets Perk". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Vol. 53, no. 238. October 5, 1977. Retrieved January 18, 2010.

[5] Erickson, Tiffany (July 3, 2004). "Miners plan to return to their jobs". Deseret News. Retrieved January 18, 2010.

[6] "INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED WORKERS UNION v. United Mine Workers of America, Dist. Court, D. Utah, Central Div. 2005". Retrieved 2010-01-18.

[7] Sloca, Paul (November 4, 2000). "State election officials seek to clarify Carnahan". Southeast Missourian. 4A. Retrieved January 18, 2010.

[8] "Join the Socialist Workers Party 2016 US presidential campaign!". The Militant. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[Winger-9] Winger, Richard (February 13, 2016). "Socialist Workers Party Announces National Ticket". Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[10] Powell, Chris (2016-08-03). "Who is on the presidential ballot where?". Retrieved 2016-09-09.

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